After enjoying the best season of his career last year when he bagged 30 goals in all competitions, the 2023/24 campaign has been tougher for the 24-year-old, who has netted just eight times so far.
Should Manchester United choose to cash in on Rashford this summer, the full fee from any sale would go down as ‘pure profit’ on the balance sheet and assist with the club’s profit and sustainability rules commitments.
A £70million price tag was reportedly put on the England winger, but a pair of reports now suggest that a parting of ways is unlikely.
That is because the player himself has ‘made it clear’ to the club that he doesn’t want to leave, according to TBRFootball. They add he wants to repay the club’s faith for their support during a tough campaign.
Rashford has been mooted as a potential Kylian Mbappe replacement at PSG (Image credit: Getty Images)
A further report from ESPN claim that the club believe that no club will meet their £70million valuation.
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Paris Saint-Germain, who are about to bid farewell to Kylian Mbappe as his contract expires, were said to be in the running for Rashford, but they are now said to be in for Napoli striker Vicor Osimhen.
One player who is set to depart, the ESPN report adds, is Mason Greenwood, whose fee would again be a boost for their PSR balance sheet.
For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others. He is the author of four football history books that include tomes on Leeds United and the England national team.
